I am creating KML files from an ArcMap layer that uses XSLT to generate an HTML popup with custom links to file folders. Some of these links have embedded spaces. When I try to open these links in Google Earth, it does nothing. I have tried encoding spaces as %20 and still GE will not open them. It opens links without spaces just fine.
Here is a link from my KML that works fine:
<a target="_blank" href="file:///C:/Land/ce">Central Wildlife District</a>
Here are a couple that don't:
<a target="_blank" href="file:///C:/Land/ce/Sites/AIKENS%20CR">AIKENS CR</a>
<a target="_blank" href="file:///C:/Land/ce/Sites/AIKENS CR">AIKENS CR</a>
I found a 6-year old problem report on Google Groups (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/kml-support-getting-started/8PfajmyJbiY) that claimed this would be fixed soon. Is it really still a problem?
Has anyone managed to figure out a way to make links with spaces work in Google Earth KML?